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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
435 AM CST WED JAN 21 2015

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435 AM CST WED JAN 21 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TODAY AND
TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...AROUND 8 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WILL GENERALLY SEE 3 TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS RAIN
BUT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE
AFTERNOON. BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF...A TOTAL OF 10 TO 12 INCHES
OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE
FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TO 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE
EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES
AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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